Former NFL player Kevin Ware pleads guilty for murder of girlfriend Taylor Pomaski: reports

Kevin Ware Jr who spent two seasons in the NFL entered a guilty plea just days before jury selection for his trial for the murder of Ware's then-girlfriend Taylor Pomaski was scheduled to begin multiple Houston media outlets shared on Thursday The former football tight end accepted a plea deal during his court appearance on Wednesday Ware agreed to years in prison for murder and tampering with evidence specifically a corpse in Pomaski's death according to FOX Houston The -year-old was accused of setting fire to Pomaski's corpse CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe Harris County District Attorney's Office did not promptly respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Neal Davis III the attorney of record for Ware also did not without delay respond FORMER NFL COMPETITOR KEVIN WARE INDICTED FOR MURDER A Harris County Texas grand jury indicted Ware in July on murder and tampering charges The City of Houston is the Harris County seat and its largest city Pomaski's last known appearance was in April She was at the time and was at her home in Texas After several months of searching the Harris County Sheriff's Department located human remains in a ditch in December In April government identified the remains as Pomaski's Ware was arrested on two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon The arrest happened before Pomaski disappeared Ware was distributed on bond in April Pomaski disappeared later that month Ware's murder charges in Pomaski's death will run concurrently with his weapons and drugs charges the Houston Chronicle published Ware is expected to be formally sentenced on May Ware played for Washington in before spending the season with the San Francisco ers Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter